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By rr_test_admin, 24 October, 2019

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[caption id="attachment_12455" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Exterior of Ingram Micro building. Ingram Micro has been quickly expanding with new ITAD centers in recent years. | JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock[/caption] Global ITAD provider Ingram Micro will open a processing facility in the Indianapolis area, the company's second location in th
By rr_test_admin, 24 October, 2019
[caption id="attachment_12448" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Epson printer in store. This isn't the first time Epson has been sued over printer cartridges. | Grzegorz Czapski/Shutterstock[/caption] A lawsuit accuses Epson America of illegally disabling its printers via software updates when consumers use third-party printer car
By rr_test_admin, 17 October, 2019
[caption id="attachment_12403" align="aligncenter" width="980"] Researchers discovered employees working near an e-scrap shredder had elevated levels of lead in their blood. | Jarun Ontakrai/Shutterstock[/caption] This story has been updated. Testing at a New England e-scrap facility showed that two employees working near
By rr_test_admin, 17 October, 2019
[caption id="attachment_1235" align="aligncenter" width="900"]E-plastics for recycling. E-plastics have been heavily impacted by market shifts in the past two years. | myibean/Shutterstock[/caption] A European effort is calling on consumers to push manufacturers into using recycled plastic in new electronics as a way to build end markets for the challenging mater
By rr_test_admin, 10 October, 2019
[caption id="attachment_8732" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] A computer tower with a tracking device provided by the Green Tracking Service (device at lower right).[/caption] Green Tracking Service is making several changes to its GPS monitoring products, including new tracker models and more data being reported to users. The service, which is provided by California-ba
By rr_test_admin, 10 October, 2019
[caption id="attachment_12339" align="aligncenter" width="980"] DSNY's curbside e-scrap collection is now available to all residents in the Bronx. | Felix Mizioznikov/Shutterstock[/caption] New York City's curbside e-scrap program has grown to serve additional areas of the nation's largest metropolis. The New York City Departmen
By rr_test_admin, 3 October, 2019
[caption id="attachment_12250" align="aligncenter" width="950"] WorkSafeBC says it found a number of violations during an inspection of KC Recycling's facility. | Komkrich Marom/Shutterstock[/caption] Authorities in British Columbia have fined a battery and electronics recycler, saying the company failed to protect workers from exposure to toxic
By rr_test_admin, 3 October, 2019
Last week's E-Scrap Conference and Trade Show brought hundreds of electronics recycling professionals to Orlando, Fla. for three days of learning and deal-making. Here are images our photographer captured at the event. (Hover over a photo to bring up arrows that allow you to advance through the sequence.)

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By rr_test_admin, 3 October, 2019
[caption id="attachment_12244" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Grant money will be used to fund drop-off locations and collection events. | Bennian/Shutterstock[/caption] The state of Michigan awarded $270,000 in grants to support electronics recycling in sparsely populated areas. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energ